Whilst i know this is just a repost of the end of another post i made..
I'd like to see it as a seperate topic...
So, here goes...
Handling Tarantulas...Well...I wonder how many times in the wild, that a Tarantula suddenly flies upwards ( like it does when being handled)...
The sensitive hairs must sense that its suddenly moving through no action of its own...and that is totally unatural...and that can only mean two things to the spiders base, miniscule brain / nerve endings / instinct..
1. Its falling to its death
2. Its been picked up by a predator
Both , i guess, would cause extreme panic...whether or not it acts on it...
Handling a spider for 'fun' is not natural...not for a human...not for the spider...
Thats a base instinct in both species...
Handling spiders can be construed as being slightly cruel...(unless its absolutely neccessary)...
I will never see how anyone can possibly think a spider 'doesnt mind' being handled...Its just not natural....
And thats the whole idea of keeping Tarantulas...Isn't it..??...To try and keep it as natural as possible...???
Thats what keeping Tarantulas is all about isnt it...
How can anyone class a Tarantula as a 'pet'..
A dog is a pet...A cat is a pet...they have some understanding of being alive...They understand that they are alive...They recognise you...as YOU...
A spider doesnt recognise you...It doesnt care about you...It doesnt know that you feed it...It doesnt know or care where it is....I doesnt recognise or fear death as we know it...It doesnt recognise you as its owner...It just runs on the same instinct that it did millions of years ago...The instinct to survive and procreate...And even then, 9 times out of 10, it eats the other spider...
Now thats a 'real' base instinct to survive...
Keeping a tarantula is not 'fun'...Its a mission that we, as Tarantula owners, have undertook. We are testing our own human intelligence / skills, in keeping a totally wild creature alive. Lets be honest...you cant get much more base than a creature that has remained practically unchanged for millions of years...
Letting a large, bristley, 'quarter inch' fanged spider walk across your hand goes against human instinct...
You know it and i know it...
And i'm sure that it goes against the spiders base instinct...
The skill in keeping a Tarantula is in making it as natural as possible to its original, million year old instinct...
I have seen Tarantula tanks with Bells, fountains...table tennis balls..( for it to play with...apparently)
Yeh..'cos they always come across those things in their natural environment...dont they..!
Handling a Tarantula is more an act of bravado...than actually caring about the spiders welfare...
I have never, and will never, handle a Tarantula...There is zero point in handling one unless its totally neccessary...to save its life...to pick it up from the floor..etc...
Tarantulas are not 'playthings' or 'pets'...
The skill and satisfaction should come from the fact that you can keep a creature as base as a spider, alive
Thats the mission statement Tarantula owners should show everyone else...
Just my 2c worth..
Thank you for reading this and understanding where i am coming from..
DB
I'd like to see it as a seperate topic...
So, here goes...
Handling Tarantulas...Well...I wonder how many times in the wild, that a Tarantula suddenly flies upwards ( like it does when being handled)...
The sensitive hairs must sense that its suddenly moving through no action of its own...and that is totally unatural...and that can only mean two things to the spiders base, miniscule brain / nerve endings / instinct..
1. Its falling to its death
2. Its been picked up by a predator
Both , i guess, would cause extreme panic...whether or not it acts on it...
Handling a spider for 'fun' is not natural...not for a human...not for the spider...
Thats a base instinct in both species...
Handling spiders can be construed as being slightly cruel...(unless its absolutely neccessary)...
I will never see how anyone can possibly think a spider 'doesnt mind' being handled...Its just not natural....
And thats the whole idea of keeping Tarantulas...Isn't it..??...To try and keep it as natural as possible...???
Thats what keeping Tarantulas is all about isnt it...
How can anyone class a Tarantula as a 'pet'..
A dog is a pet...A cat is a pet...they have some understanding of being alive...They understand that they are alive...They recognise you...as YOU...
A spider doesnt recognise you...It doesnt care about you...It doesnt know that you feed it...It doesnt know or care where it is....I doesnt recognise or fear death as we know it...It doesnt recognise you as its owner...It just runs on the same instinct that it did millions of years ago...The instinct to survive and procreate...And even then, 9 times out of 10, it eats the other spider...
Now thats a 'real' base instinct to survive...
Keeping a tarantula is not 'fun'...Its a mission that we, as Tarantula owners, have undertook. We are testing our own human intelligence / skills, in keeping a totally wild creature alive. Lets be honest...you cant get much more base than a creature that has remained practically unchanged for millions of years...
Letting a large, bristley, 'quarter inch' fanged spider walk across your hand goes against human instinct...
You know it and i know it...
And i'm sure that it goes against the spiders base instinct...
The skill in keeping a Tarantula is in making it as natural as possible to its original, million year old instinct...
I have seen Tarantula tanks with Bells, fountains...table tennis balls..( for it to play with...apparently)
Yeh..'cos they always come across those things in their natural environment...dont they..!
Handling a Tarantula is more an act of bravado...than actually caring about the spiders welfare...
I have never, and will never, handle a Tarantula...There is zero point in handling one unless its totally neccessary...to save its life...to pick it up from the floor..etc...
Tarantulas are not 'playthings' or 'pets'...
The skill and satisfaction should come from the fact that you can keep a creature as base as a spider, alive
Thats the mission statement Tarantula owners should show everyone else...
Just my 2c worth..
Thank you for reading this and understanding where i am coming from..
DB
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